Lean Six Sigma Green Belt
This Green Belt training teach you how to lead successful projects (using DMAIC) and develop your problem-solving skills.
You learn methods, tools and structures that the organization needs to ensure operational control and continuous improvement.
This course is 8 days virtual or physical classroom and it's delivered by partner Aksena.
Target groups
- Managers who want to improve operational performance
- Managers who need to implement targeted improvement projects*
- Project managers for improvement projects*
- Participants in improvement projects*
*) Many digitalization projects and investment projects can be run as Six Sigma projects.
The course comprises four modules, each of two days consecutive training.
Module 1 & 2: Improvement projects
These modules provide a thorough introduction to methods and tools for successful completion of improvement projects using practically applied Six Sigma.
Key content:
- Roles and responsibilities in Six Sigma
- How to define and scope improvement projects
- How to write a good problem statement
- How to describe the project business case
- How to ensure best possible communication with the project stakeholders
- How to visualize causal relationships
- How use data and process maps in the analysis of causal relationships
- How to analyze risk
- How to prioritize and choose short term and long term solutions
- How to sustain the achieved improvements
- How to reuse project results
- Template for project documentation and reporting
Module 3 & 4: Lean and continuous improvement
These modules provide a thorough introduction to common structures the organization needs to ensure operational control and continuous improvement (CI).
Key content:
- How to proceed to map stakeholders, customers and requirements for an area of responsibility (e.g. a department)
- How to map the processes included in the area of responsibility (e.g. a department)
- how to populate the “stop doing” list with the right content
- How to design meeting structures and visual boards for operational control and replanning
- How to use Agile methods such as Kanban and Scrum in activity management
- How to design and implement processes for continuous improvement
- How to proceed to reorganize the physical workspace using 5S
- How to establish preventive maintenance of assets
- How to identify the competence needs in the short and long term
- How formalize leaders standard work
Tools & methods
The following tools are included:
- Brainstorming
- Brainwriting
- Problem statement
- SIPOC
- Voice of the Customer (VoC)
- CTQ tree
- Communication plan
- Progress plan
- Business Case
- Fishbone diagram (Ishikawa)
- 5 Whys
- Value Stream Mapping (VSM)
- Spaghetti diagram
- Flowchart
- Functional flowchart
- Value flowchart
- Process design
- FMEA
- Risk matrix
- Fault tree analysis
- Prioritization matrix
- PICK-matrix
- Histogram
- Control chart
- Paretodiagram
- Six Sigma roadmap
- Six Sigma storyboard
- Six Sigma project charter
- Context diagram
- A3 problem solving
- 8D problem solving
- Various proactive and reactive improvement structures including Kaizen Event, Kaizen Circle and Kaizen workshop
- Scrum and Kanban activity management
- Workplace organization using 5S
- Fast changeover using SMED
- OEE
- SOP (Standard Operating Procedures)
- Leaders Standard Work (LSW)
Some of the methods and tools are described thoroughly, others at the introductory level
Information before start-up
- Agenda for the course
- Recommended preparation
- Guidelines for choosing an improvement project
- Access to animated eLearning for the two topics (as preparations to and support during the course)*
- Access to a library of improvement tools*
- Requirements for diploma and certification
- Other practical information
*)The access is granted two weeks before the training starts and expires one week after completed training.
Practice
In the classroom courses, methods and tools are extensively trained through exercises with related discussions. We use flipchart, brown paper and the walls.
For the best possible involvement and learning, time is spent every day on repetition and related discussions.
In the online courses, the participant individually train methods and tools in the afternoon. The course instructor is avaiable for guidance during this time. Every afternoon one hours is spent on questions and answers to the exercises and theories presented.
To get the most out of the course, we recommend that you complete a Six Sigma improvement project. Several of the course exercises can then be carried out on your own problem statement. You also have the opportunity to gain valuable views on your project from the course instructor and the participants.
Diploma & certification
Diploma: To receive a diploma for successful completion of the course, you must have attended both sessions (modules) with presence at least 6 of 8 course days.
Certification, level 1: At the end of the final module, the participant may take a multiple-choice test with 40 questions. If 75% or more are answered correctly, a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certificate Level 1 is awarded. The test is taken at Aksena Academy webpage and is included in the course fee. The test is optional to take.
Certification, level 2: To be certified Green Belt, participation is required in accordance with the requirements for the diploma (above) as well as approved completion of a Six Sigma improvement project within 12 months after the course completion. The project is considered approved if the project owner has approved the project and Aksena has approved the approach, tool use and documentation. By agreement, projects other than Six Sigma projects can also be approved. Contact us for more information about details and prices.
Course material
The following is included in the course:
- Access to animated eLearning (Green Belt Basic Six Sigma, Green Belt Basic Lean and the CI Toolbox) that are used during the course. Access is available two weeks prior to the course start and one week after last course day.
- Electronic access to the presented material
- Template for documentation of Six Sigma projects (storyboard)
- Template for A3 problem solving
- Template for FMEA
- Template for criteria matrix and priority matrix
- Template for project charter
